{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-196.30-20","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 196.30-20","heading":"-20 Breaking of safety valve seal.","body":"(a) If at any time it is necessary to break the seal on a safety valve for any purpose, the Chief Engineer shall advise the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, at the next port of call, giving the reason for breaking the seal and requesting that the valve be examined and adjusted by an inspector.","path":["Title 46—Shipping","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER U—OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH VESSELS","PART 196—OPERATIONS","Subpart 196.30—Reports of Accidents, Repairs, and Unsafe Equipment"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-46.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:22Z","sha256":"5e71e03248dc4b4d17dbd2fbc4adaa0ba3a788bc4ae588ba40f03ffcd52d3769","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-196.30-10","next":"us/46-cfr-196.33-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}